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WINTER TWIGS |
Buds in pairs |
SYCAMORE Acer
pseudoplatanus
Buds opposite with
green scales |
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FIELD MAPLE Acer campestre
Buds opposite,
hairy, grey-brown, |
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SILVER MAPLE Acer
saccharinum
Red stems, buds red/green, in
pairs. |
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ELDER Sambucus nigra
Twig green. Buds opposite,
brown. Often green tips as they may leaf early. |
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ASH Fraxinus excelsior Buds cone like black, opposite. Twig swollen
at tip. |
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HORSE CHESTNUT
Aesculus hippocastanum
Large sticky buds, red-brown.
leaf scar like horseshoe with nail holes. |
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PURGING BUCKTHORN
Rhamnus cathartica Buds officially in pairs,
although occasionally one bud may slip down below the other. |
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DOGWOOD
Cornus sanguinea. Buds in pairs, stem red in light, green in shade. |
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GUELDER ROSE Viburnum
opulus
Stem angular, buds opposite. |
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Buds alternate |
LONDON PLANE Platanus x
hispanica
Buds cone-like, alternate. |
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SWEET CHESTNUT Castanea
sativa
Bud oval, red-brown
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SALLOW Salix caprea
Bud greenish-red,
spiral on stem |
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WHITE
WILLOW Salix alba. This years growth is golden. Buds
spiral on stem |
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CRACK
WILLOW Salix fragilis Buds slender and adpressed, spiral on stem. |
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BLACK POPLAR Populus nigra
betulifolia
Twig yellowish, large pointed
red-brown buds pressed against the twig. |
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BERLIN
POPLAR Populus x berolinensis Buds long and pointed. Twigs shiny,
light brown. |
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WHITE
POPLAR Populus alba Silvery hairs on twig. Buds small brown and
pointed. |
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ASPEN
Populus tremula Twig is shiny brown with pointed brown buds. |
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GREY POPLAR Populus
x canescens
Buds red-brown, cone like,
appear grey due to hairs. The grey hairs rub off. |
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ENGLISH OAK Quercus robur
Buds bunched at tip of shoot.
Light brown. |
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TURKEY OAK Quercus cerris
Grey, hairy twigs. Buds with
twisting whiskers. |
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BEECH Fagus sylvatica
Shoot slightly zigzag long
pointed buds, angled from twig. |
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HORNBEAM Carpinus betulus
Shoot slightly zigzag but with
short buds, lying close to twig |
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SILVER BIRCH Betula pendula
Thin twigs, rough to the
touch. Small buds, dark brown. |
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COMMON ALDER Alnus
glutinosa
Buds stalked, with a mauve
bloom.
Male catkins wine red. |
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HAWTHORN or MAY Crataegus
monogyna
Thorns along stem and at ends
of branches.
Occasional berry may be
retained. |
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BROAD-LEAVED COCKSPUR THORN
Crataegus persimilis
Large thorns 2-3 cms along
twig
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BLACKTHORN or SLOE Prunus
spinosa
Buds alternate on side shoots
which may end in a thorn. |
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CRAB APPLE
Malus sylvestris Twigs hairless and thinner than wild apple. |
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WILD
SERVICE TREE Sorbus torminalis Buds green and rounded. Twigs shiny
red-brown to grey-brown. |
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WHITEBEAM
Sorbus aria Buds with green or brown scales, twig grey-brown. |
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SWEDISH
WHITEBEAM Sorbus intermedia Brown buds, greyish when scales break
off. Twig shiny. |
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WILD PEAR Pyrus pyraster
Brown pointed buds, alternate. |
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BIRD CHERRY Prunus padus
Twig light brown with white
lenticels. Buds pointed, alternate |
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COMMON LIME Tilia x europaea
Twig light green, red above.
Bud broadly conical and red. |
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HAZEL Corylus avellana Pale brown twig, rough,
small ovoid buds. |
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BLACK MULBERRY Morus nigra
Buds alternate, broad and
pointed |
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